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SciDev

SciDev is a provider of environmental solutions and chemical treatment technologies for water-intensive industries. The company develops and manufactures specialty chemistries and designs custom engineering systems to solve complex industrial water challenges. Its primary operations serve sectors such as mining and mineral processing, onshore oil and gas, civil construction and infrastructure, and environmental remediation. Capabilities include solid-liquid separation chemistry, PFAS contamination removal, groundwater dewatering, and industrial wastewater recycling. Through its proprietary chemical formulations and mobile treatment plants, the business enables industrial clients to improve operational efficiency, recycle process water, and meet environmental compliance standards across major global operating regions.

Snapshot

Public AUOwnership
1973Year founded
51–200Employees
Sydney, AustraliaHead office
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Global footprint

Operations

Products and/or services of SciDev

  • Chemical Services: Development and manufacturing of specialty chemical treatments, flocculants, and friction reducers that improve solid-liquid separation and operational performance in industrial mineral processing, civil construction, and upstream onshore oil and gas extraction operations.
  • Water Technologies: Engineering and deployment of modular water treatment plants, ion-exchange filtration systems, and real-time water quality monitoring equipment designed to treat industrial liquid waste, contaminated runoff, and process wastewater across various municipal and commercial facilities.
  • Mining Chemical Solutions: Formulation of customized chemistry and separation reagents that accelerate mineral tailings dewatering, optimize slurry clarification, maximize valuable mineral recovery rates, and minimize the volume of liquid waste directed into tailings storage facilities.
  • Upstream Oil and Gas Chemistry: Production of specialized friction reducers, drilling additives, and stimulation fluid formulations capable of performing in high-salinity water, reducing freshwater consumption and extending well lifecycle productivity in onshore hydrocarbon production.
  • PFAS Remediation: Design and operational management of continuous flow and temporary water purification systems specifically built to extract per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and heavy metals from contaminated groundwater, landfill leachate, and industrial operational sites.
  • Infrastructure Water Management: End-to-end delivery of construction site water treatment, groundwater dewatering solutions, and mobile sludge processing services to ensure regulatory environmental compliance and continuous site operations during large-scale civil engineering and infrastructure development projects.

SciDev executive team

  • Todd ScottChief Executive Officer
  • John GardinerInterim Chief Financial Officer
  • Heath L. Roberts Dip LawCompany Secretary & General Counsel
  • Lily LewisHead of People & Culture
  • Chris DartezHead of the Energy Services
  • Jamiel MuhorHead of Process Chemistry
  • Ronan DuffyBusiness Unit Head of Water Technologies - APAC